Kozani
Sign in to saveKozani (, ) is a city in northern Greece, capital of the Kozani regional unit and of Western Macedonia. It is located in the western part of Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas river valley. The city lies above sea level, northwest of the artificial lake Polyfytos, south-west of Thessaloniki, between the mountains Pieria, Vermio, Vourinos and Askio. The population of the Kozani municipality is over 67,000 people. The climate of the area is continental with cold and dry winters, and hot summers.
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Kozani is a city in northern Greece that serves as the capital of the Kozani regional unit and Western Macedonia, located in a mountainous valley northwest of an artificial lake and southwest of the larger city Thessaloniki. The city is significant as a regional administrative center with a population of over 67,000 and experiences a continental climate with cold winters and hot summers.
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- Locality
- Κοζάνη
- Region
- Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Ηπείρου - Δυτικής Μακεδονίας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 36,481
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Kozani (, ) is a city in northern Greece, capital of the Kozani regional unit and of Western Macedonia. It is located in the western part of Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas river valley. The city lies above sea level, northwest of the artificial lake Polyfytos, south-west of Thessaloniki, between the mountains Pieria, Vermio, Vourinos and Askio. The population of the Kozani municipality is over 67,000 people. The climate of the area is continental with cold and dry winters, and hot summers.
Kozani is the home of the University of Western Macedonia, with about 15,000 students from all over Greece and other places. It is also the seat of West Macedonia's court of appeal, police department, fire brigade, the seat of the 1st Army Corps of the Hellenic Army and of the Bishop of Servia and Kozani.thumb|Prefecture buildingOne of the most important aspects of local folklore is Kozani's carnival at the end of the winter, which retains much of the profanity of the ancient Dionysiac cult. Kozani is renowned in Greece and abroad for the production of saffron (Krokos Kozanis), in the nearby town of Krokos.